Auriculotemporal nerve
The auriculotemporal nerve is a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3) that runs with the superficial temporal artery and vein, and provides sensory innervation to parts of the external ear, scalp, and temporomandibular joint. The nerve also conveys post-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland.
| Auriculotemporal nerve | |
|---|---|
Sympathetic connections of the otic and superior cervical ganglia. (Auriculotemporal labeled at top right.) | |
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. | |
| Details | |
| From | mandibular nerve |
| Innervates | temple |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus auriculotemporalis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.074 |
| TA2 | 6261 |
| FMA | 53000 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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